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Eid al-Fitr in The Gambia

Koriteh

Tuesday9March 2027

Eid al-Fitr is a public holiday in The Gambia, known locally as Koriteh.

In 2026 it falls on Friday 20 March and lasts 2 days, with a substitute day off on Monday 23 March; in 2027 on Tuesday 9 March.

It follows the lunar calendar: the dates shown are estimates and may shift by a day once the moon is sighted.

74 other countries in our calendar also have Eid al-Fitr as a public holiday.

Dates, 2025 to 2028

YearDateWeekdayNote
202530 MarchSunday weekend
202531 MarchMonday long weekend
202620 MarchFriday long weekendestimated date
202621 MarchSaturday weekendestimated date
202623 MarchMonday long weekendobserved (moved)
20279 MarchTuesdayestimated date
202710 MarchWednesdayestimated date
202826 FebruarySaturday weekendestimated date
202827 FebruarySunday weekendestimated date
202828 FebruaryMonday long weekendobserved (moved)

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